European airlines are pulling out capacity or even leaving some routes completely while Chinese carriers are expanding their capacity to Europe substantially.
In 2023 Russia’s airlines expanded their fleets suitable for restricted international operations, which became the main driver for passenger traffic growth.
The first operators of Russia’s new Yakovlev MC-21 airliner were always set to face teething problems given the immaturity of the narrowbody’s PD-14 turbofan.
Russia’s largest airline did not disclose where it had acquired them, 18 months after export aircraft spare parts to Russia was prohibited by Western sanctions.
Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev reaffirmed his forecast that the country’s airline industry was likely to carry 101.2 million passengers in 2023.
The agreement between the national carriers Russia and Venezuela will see Aeroflot and Conviasa develop connectivity between Russia, Venezuela and Cuba.
